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The Upanishads (6 century B.C.) th• Commentaries on the Vedas• Rejected Brahmin rituals & inspired people to reach spiritual truth and peace through meditation & an ascetic lifestyle

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Hinduism• Emerged from the ideas in the Upanishads• Karma & Reincarnation (the rebirth of the soul in a different form after death, determined by actions in the previous life according to the dharma, a law regulating human behavior)

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Three Major Hindu Gods• Brahman the Creator• Vishnu the Preserver• Shiva the Destroyer• Plus thousands of lesser deities

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Another Name for Hinduism• Sanatana dharma• Sanatana—”that which has no beginning or end and that which is there always”• Dharma—refers to the right way or living or proper conduct